Ducks update: Anaheim has improved since Bruce Boudreau took over behind the bench on Nov. 30 (23-19-7 after Sunday’s loss to Nashville), but realistic playoff hopes died a while ago as the Ducks remain a distant 12th in the Western Conference. Still, even when losing to the rest of the NHL, Anaheim was beating San Jose and leads the season series 3-1. … At age 41, RW Teemu Selanne leads all Duck scoring with 62 points.

Sharks update: San Jose has gained seven points in the past four games as it hopes to dig itself out of the playoff hole it fell into when it took 12 games to pick up its previous seven. Coach Todd McLellan said Sunday that RW Tommy Wingels could be back in the lineup Monday night after missing three games with an upper body injury. “I’ll know more after the skate so we’ll see,” McLellan said. … Sunday’s practice was optional except for “fewer minutes” players who could benefit from the conditioning, the coach said.

In a video clip recorded by a student, a psychology instructor at Orange Coast College told her class that the election of Donald Trump was “an act of terrorism” – prompting an official complaint from the school’s Republican Club.